Notice2022-14497
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Oil Pollution Act Facility Response Plans (Renewal)
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Published
July 7, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Oil Pollution Act Facility Response Plans (EPA ICR Number 1630.14, OMB Control Number 2050-0135) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through July 31, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 10, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40526-40527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14497]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0105, FRL-10000-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Oil Pollution Act Facility Response Plans
(Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Oil Pollution Act Facility
Response Plans (EPA ICR Number 1630.14, OMB Control Number 2050-0135)
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through July 31,
2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on November 10, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden
and cost to the public. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 8,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0105, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in
the public docket without change
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including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Proprietary
Business Information (PBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Troy Swackhammer, Office of
Emergency Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
(202) 564-1966; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7c4c0d6d4dcdfd6dadad2c599dd9ac3c5d8cef7d2c7d699d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d9aaaeb8bab2b1b8b4b4bcabf7b3f4adabb6a099bca9b8f7beb6af">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: The authority for EPA's facility response plan (FRP)
requirements is derived from section 311(j)(5) of the Clean Water Act,
as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. EPA's regulation is
codified at 40 CFR 112.20 and 112.21 and related appendices. The
purpose of an FRP is to help an owner or operator identify the
necessary resources to respond to an oil discharge in a timely manner.
If implemented effectively, the FRP will reduce the impact and severity
of oil discharges and may prevent discharges because of the
identification of risks at the facility. Although the owner or operator
is the primary data user, EPA also uses the data in certain situations
to ensure that facilities comply with the regulation and to help
allocate response resources. State and local governments may use the
data, which are not generally available elsewhere, and can greatly
assist local emergency preparedness planning efforts. The EPA reviews
all submitted FRPs and must approve FRPs for those facilities whose
discharges may cause significant and substantial harm to the
environment to ensure that facilities believed to pose the highest risk
have planned for adequate resources and procedures to respond to oil
discharges (See 40 CFR 112.20(f)(3) for further information about the
criteria for significant and substantial harm.). No information
collected under the FRP rule is expected to be confidential. One of the
criteria necessary for information to be classified as ``proprietary
business information'' (40 CFR 2.208) is that a business must show that
it has previously taken reasonable measures to protect the
confidentiality of the information and that it intends to continue to
take such measures. EPA provides no assurances of confidentiality to
facility owners or operators when they file their FRPs.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of facilities
required to have Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC)
plans under the Oil Pollution Prevention regulation (40 CFR part 112)
and that, because of their location, could reasonably be expected to
cause substantial harm to the environment.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under section
311(j)(5) of the Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act
of 1990.
Estimated number of respondents: 16,027 (total).
Frequency of response: Annual.
Total estimated burden: 385,784 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $17,751,436 (per year), includes $25,954
annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: The burden estimate showed an annualized
increase of 1,975 hours over the prior inventory due to the projected
increase in the facility universe for the ICR renewal period. The
capital cost increase reflects printing and travel costs based on the
ICR consultations.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-14497 Filed 7-6-22; 8:45 am]
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